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| Kirk Douglas | ... | Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus | |
| Senta Berger | ... | Magda Simon | |
| Angie Dickinson | ... | Emma Marcus | |
| James Donald | ... | Maj. Safir | |
| Stathis Giallelis | ... | Ram Oren | |
| Luther Adler | ... | Jacob Zion | |
| Topol | ... | Abou Ibn Kader | |
| Ruth White | ... | Mrs. Chaison | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | James MacAfee | |
| Michael Hordern | ... | British ambassador | |
| Allan Cuthbertson | ... | Immigration officer | |
| Jeremy Kemp | ... | British Immigration senior | |
| Sean Barrett | ... | British Immigration junior | |
| Michael Shillo | ... | Andre Simon | |
| Rina Ganor | ... | Rona | |
| Roland Bartrop | ... | Bert Harrison | |
| Robert Gardett | ... | Gen. Walsh | |
| Michael Balston | ... | Sentry #1 | |
| Claude Aliotti | ... | Sentry #2 | |
| Samra Dedes | ... | Belly dancer | |
| Micha Shagrir | ... | Truck driver (as Michael Shagrir) | |
| Frank Latimore | ... | UN officer | |
| Ken Buckle | ... | UN officer | |
| Rod Dana | ... | Aide to Gen. Randolph (as Rodd Dana) | |
| Robert Ross | ... | Aide to Chief of Staff | |
| Arthur Hansel | ... | Officer | |
| Dan Sturkie | ... | Parachute sergeant (as Don Sturkie) | |
| Hillel Rave | ... | Yaakov | |
| Shlomo Hermon | ... | Yussuf | |
| Frank Sinatra | ... | Vince Talmadge | |
| Yul Brynner | ... | Asher Gonen | |
| John Wayne | ... | Gen. Mike Randolph | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Vera Dolen | ... | Mrs. Martinson (scenes deleted) | |
| Gary Merrill | ... | Pentagon Chief of Staff (scenes deleted) | |
| Winston Churchill | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Michael Douglas | ... | Jeep driver (uncredited) | |
| Rudolf Hess | ... | Himself at Nuremberg (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Fiorello LaGuardia | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Danny Perlman | ... | Jeep driver (uncredited) | |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Shaw | ... | Jeep Driver (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Stalin | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Melville Shavelson | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Ted Berkman | (book) | |
| Melville Shavelson | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Melville Shavelson | .... | producer | |
| Michael Wayne | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Elmer Bernstein | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Aldo Tonti | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bert Bates | |||
| Gene Ruggiero | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lynn Stalmaster | |||
| Irene Howard | (uncredited) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Michael Stringer | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Arrigo Equini | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ferdinando Ruffo | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Margaret Furse | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Dave Grayson | .... | makeup artist (as David Grayson) | |
| Vasco Reggiani | .... | hair stylist (as Vasco Regianni) | |
| Euclide Santoli | .... | makeup artist | |
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Nate H. Edwards | .... | production manager (as Nate Edwards) | |
| Shlomo Mugrabi | .... | unit production manager: Israel (as Shlomo Mograbi) | |
| Patrick J. Palmer | .... | unit manager | |
| Allen K. Wood | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jack N. Reddish | .... | assistant director (as Jack Reddish) | |
| Jack N. Reddish | .... | second unit director (as Jack Reddish) | |
| Charles R. Scott Jr. | .... | assistant director (as Charles Scott Jr.) | |
| Tim Zinnemann | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Joe LaBella | .... | property master (as Joseph La Bella) | |
| Danny Perlman | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| David Bowen | .... | sound | |
| Chuck Overhulser | .... | sound editor | |
| Clem Portman | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Marvin Walowitz | .... | dialogue editor (uncredited) | |
| James D. Young | .... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Sass Bedig | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Joseph Nathanson | .... | matte artist (as Joseph Natanson) | |
Stunts | |||
| Ken Buckle | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jack Cooper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Joe Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Marko Ya'acobi | .... | camera operator: second unit (as Marco Yakovlevich) | |
| Bob Penn | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Richard Carruth | .... | music editor | |
| Jack Hayes | .... | orchestrator | |
| Dov Seltzer | .... | composer: song "Next Year in Jerusalem" | |
| Leo Shuken | .... | orchestrator | |
Other crew | |||
| Avraham Leibman | .... | mechanic | |
| Guy Luongo | .... | production coordinator: Italy | |
| Marion Mertes | .... | script supervisor | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
| Ralph M. Leo | .... | production accountant (uncredited) | |
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Earnest, well-mounted but essentially dreary epic about the real-life involvement of an American Jew in the post-war struggle for Israel's independence thus sharing its theme with EXODUS (1960), and clearly aiming (but failing) for a "Marcus Of Israel" feel!
Kirk Douglas stars as Mickey Marcus perhaps chosen due to the character's similarities to another historical figure forced by circumstances into leadership, Spartacus, whom Douglas had portrayed in 1960. He's supported by an eclectic cast which includes Angie Dickinson as his neglected(!) wife, Senta Berger as the Israeli girl he falls for, Topol as an ill-tempered Arab sheik, Luther Adler as a local politician, a plethora of reliable British character actors and even guest appearances by Frank Sinatra (which doesn't amount to much), a glum Yul Brynner as a fellow freedom fighter, and John Wayne as a U.S. General whom Douglas initially falls foul of but the two eventually end up respecting one another (still, seeing Wayne at the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp is about as incongruous as his stint playing the Roman Centurion at Christ's crucifixion in THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD [1965]!).
Despite a sharp script and good individual sequences, the film is compromised by its necessity to be both a spectacle and a message picture (the WWII flashbacks, for instance, are unnecessary and merely render the film overlong); unsurprisingly, it works best during the action highlights (complemented by a typically fine Elmer Bernstein score). Apparently, the events have been partially fictionalized I wonder whether these embellishments concerned the romantic complications and the Hollywood-style ironic ending. For the record, Shavelson had started out as a scriptwriter (and later director) of Bob Hope and Danny Kaye vehicles; this was his most serious effort a brave try, but not quite the 'giant' film he clearly intended...